Pomace-chute.



W. G. ROSE.

POMAOE GHUTE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.17, 1914.

Patented Jan. 5, 1915.

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POMACE GHUTE APPLICATION TILED MAR.17,1914.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR.,17, 1914.

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POMACE-CHUTE.

Application filed March 17, 1914.

To all whom it may concern:

lle it known that I, Winona C. Rose, a citizen of the United States, residing at Spokane, in the county of Spokane and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pomace- Chutes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to telescopic chutes for apple pumace and other similar substances; and it consists in the novel con struction and combination of the parts here inafter fully described and claimed whereby the supply of pomace to the chute is cut off automatically when the chute commences to descend, and whereby the action of the apparatus is regulated and controlled.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an end view of a telescopic pomace chute and the devices for supplying it with pomace. Fig. 2 is a front view of the pomace chute, drawn to a larger scale. Fig. 3 is a cross-section through the chute, taken on the line a2-ae in Fig. 2 and showing the chute extended and the doors open. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the chute, from below, showing the doors closed.

The chute is formed of sections 2 and 3, the lower section 3 being telescopic over the upper section 2 which is stationary, and which is secured to any suitable supporting frame 4. The sections of the chute are rectangular in cross-section and are a little larger at their bottom ends than at their tops so that the pomace may be discharged freely from them.

The apples or other fruit are formed into pomace in a grinding or comminuting machine 5 which is fed by means of an elevator 6. Any other approved means may be used for supplying pomace to the chute in carrying out this invention. The grinding machine and the elevator shown in the drawings are of any approved construction, and the grinding machine is arranged directly over the top of thechute and is driven continuously in any convenient way.

The elevator is preferably driven intermittently by means of a driving belt 7 and fast and loose pulleys 8 and 9. A beltshifter 10 is provided, and when the belt is shifted onto the loose pulley 9 the elevator stops, so that the supply of apples,

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and consequently the delivery of pomace to the chute, is cut off for the time being.

The lower chute section 3 is normally held in a raised position by weights 12. Cords 1a are attached to the section 3 at one end and are led over guide sheaves 15 on the frame, and are connected to levers 16 which are pivoted to the frame by pins 17 and are arranged at opposite sides of the chute. The weights 12 are placed in boxes 18 which are slidable upon the levers 16 to various positions. so that the action of the weights may be adjusted with great accuracy to produce the best effect. The weights are adjusted so that the slidable section 3 will descend automatically by gravity when a predetermined quantity of pomace has been delivered into the chute. This quantity of pomace is the amount necessary to make one layer of cheese.

The slidable chute section 3 is provided with a pair of discharge doors 20 at its bottom end, which are pivoted or hinged to it by pins 21. and which close automatically when the chute is empty. Handles 22 are pivoted or hinged to the upper part of the slidable chute section by pins 23, and these handles engage with stops 24 on the projecting end portions of the doors, and form catches which hold the doors locked when in the r closed pos tions.

The belt'shifter 10 is secured to a bar 25 which is slidable in guides 26 on the frame, and a trip-le er 27 is pivoted to the frame by a pin 28. The trip-lever is preferably a bell-crank lever, but any form of lever mechanism which will operate the beltshifter. can be used. One arm of the triplever 27 is connected to the bar 25 by pins 29, and its other arm is arranged in the path of a trip 80 which is carried by the slidable chute section 3. The trip 80 is preferably pivotallv connected to the chute section by a pin 31 so that it can be placed out of action whenever desired. A spring 32 is secured to the bar 25 and to the frame. and operates to move the bar 25 longitudinally and to place the belt on the loose pulley.

When sufiicient pomace has been delivered to the chute to form one layer of cheese, the slidable chute section descends b gravity. The spring shifts the belt and cuts off the su ly of pomace to the chute, by stopping the elevator. as soon as the trip leaves the trip-lever. When the slidable section has descended to its full extent, the

attendants pull the handles or catches 22 outwardly, thereby unlocking the chute doors, and the pomace flows out by gravity. The doors close automatically as soon as the pomace is discharged, and the weights then raise the slidable chute section. The attendants guide the chute section in its upward movement, by means of the handles, and then permit the handles to engage with the stops on the doors so that they are locked.

The trip 30 operates the trip-lever as the slidable section ascends, and effects the re-starting of the elevator, so that more pomace is supplied to the chute. When the days work is finished, or at any other desirable time, the trip is placed out of action so that the slidable chute section may be "aised by the weights without starting the elevator.

l l hat I claim is:

1. The combination, with a discharge chute provided with a slidable lower section, of mechanism for supplying material to the said chute, and trip mechanism operated by the slidable chute section and arranged to place the supply mechanism in operation automatically when the slidable section is raised.

9-. The combination with a discharge chute provided with a slidable lower section, of mechanism for supplying material to the said chute, trip mechanism which holds the supply mechanism in operation when the slidable section is raised, and means for stopping the supply mechanism automatically when the slidable section descends.

3. The combination, With a discharge chute provided with a slidable lower section, of a. comminuting machine for forming omace arranged over the said chute and delivering into it, and trip mechanism operated by the said slidable section and arranged to stop the formation of pomace automatically when the slidable section descends.

at. The combination, with a discharge chute provided with a slidable lower section, of a. con'uninuting machine for forming pomace which delivers into the said chute, supply mechanism for delivering material to the comminuting machine, and trip mechanism operated by the said slidable section and arranged to place the supply mechanism automatically in operation when the slidable section is raised and out of operation when it descends.

5. The combination, with a. discharge chute provided with a slidable delivery section, of mechanism for supplying, material to the chute, a means for controlling the starting and stopping of the chute supply mechanism, a pivoted bell-crank lever hay ing one arm operatively connected with the said means, and a trip carried by the said delivery section and arranged to engage with the other arm of the bell-crank lever when the delivery section ascends and thereby start the chute supply mechanism.

In testimony whereof I have allixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

YVILBER CYRUS ROSE.

Vitnesses Geo. BAu'rnL, H. S. KnurnNnALL.

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